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CONSTITUTION 




CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



OF THE 



Daughters 



OF THE 



American Revolution 



Washington City : 
1890 



President General, 
MRS. BENJAMIN HARRISON, 



Vice Presidents General in Charge of Organizatiorj, 
MRS. FLORA ADAMS DARLING, 
2028 G St., Washington City. 

Honorary Vice Piesidents General, 

MRS. JAMES K. POLK, 

MRS. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, 

MRS. DAVID D. PORTER, 



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Vice Presidents General, 



MRS. WM. D. CABELL, 

Presiding. 
MRS. A. W. GREELY, 
MRS. G. BROWN GOODE, 
MRS. WM. C. WINLOCK, 



MRS. WM. HARLE, 
MRS. H. V. BOYNTON. 
MRS. F. O. ST. CLAIPv, 
MISS MARY DESHA, 



Secretaries Genera:!, 
MRS. ELLEN HARDIN WALWORTH, MISS S. P. BRECKINRIDGE. 

Registrars General, 
MISS EUGENIA WASHINGTON, MRS. A. HOWARD CLARKE. 



Treasurer General, 
MRS. MARSHALL McDONALD. 



Historian General, 
MRS. MARY S. LOCKWOOD. 



Chaplain General, 
MRS. TUNIS S. HAMLIN. 



Surgeon General, 
MISS CLARA BARTON. 



Advisory Board. 
MR. G. BROWN GOODE, Chairman, PROF. WM. C. WINLOCK, PROF. WM, 
D. CABELL, COL. MARSHALL McDONALD, MR. WM. O. McDOWELL, GEN'L 
H. V. BOYNTON, GEN'L MARCUS J.'.WJRIGHT, REV. EDWARD EVERETT 
HALE, MR. EDWIN D. MEAD, MR. W,1L&c5n L. GILL, Secretary. 



CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



National Society of the Daughters 

OF THE 

American Revolution. 



ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

The name of this Society shall be the Daughters of the 
American Revolution. 

ARTICLE II. 
objects of the society. 

The objects of this Society are 

(i) To perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men 
and women who achieved American Independence, by the ac- 
quisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of 
monuments ; by the encouragement of historical research in 
relation to the Revolution and the publication of its results ; 
by the preservation of documents and relics, and of the records 
of the individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, 
and by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniver- 
saries. 

(2) To carry out the injunction of Washington in his fare- 
well address to the American people, " to promote, as an object 
of primar}- importance, institutions for the general diffusion of 



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knowledge," thus developing an enlightened public opinion, 
and afifording to young and old such advantages as shall de- 
velop in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of 
American citizens. 

(3) To cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of 
American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, 
and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of libertj'. 

ARTICI.E III. 

MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION. 

Section i. Any woman may be eligible for membership 
who is of the age of eighteen years, and who is descended from 
an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid 
to the cause of Independence as a recognized patriot, as soldier 
or sailor, or as a civil officer in one of the several Colonies or 
States, or of the United Colonies or States ; or from the mother 
of such a patriot ; provided that the applicant shall be accept- 
able to the Society. 

Sec. 2. After a local Board of Management shall have been 
established, all applications for membership shall be passed 
upon by the Local Board, and if the applicant shall be deemed 
satisfactor}^ and her claims reasonable, the application shall re- 
ceive the endorsement of the Secretarj^ and Registrar, and be 
forwarded to the National Board of Management for final 
action. 

Sec. 3. When twelve or more members of the Societj' 
shall be living in one locality they may organize a Chapter. 
They may elect a presiding officer whose title will be Regent, 
and who will be delegate to the National Congress of the So- 
ciety, and a secretary and such other officers as may be required. 

Sec. 4. When the Chapter shall have fift}' members or 
more, it may elect an additional delegate to the National Con- 
gress, for each fifty members and fraction over twenty-five. 

Sec. 5. The officers of the National Societ}' shall be a 
President General, Vice President General in Charge of Organ- 
ization, eight Vice Presidents General, two Secretaries Gene- 
ral, two Registrars General, one Treasurer General, one His- 



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torian General, one Surgeon General, one Chaplain General, 
and such other officers as shall be found necessary. These 
officers shall be elected by ballot by a vote of the majority of 
the members present at the annual meeting of the Congress of 
the Society, and shall hold office for one year and until their 
successors shall be elected, and wno, together with a Regent 
from each State chosen by the delegates from each State to the 
Congress, shall constitute a National Board of Managers, of 
which seven shall constitute a quorum. 

Sec. 6. A National Executive Committee of nine, of 
which the President General shall be Chairman ex-offido, shall 
be elected by the National Board of Managers, and shall, in the 
interim between the meetings of the Board, transact such busi- 
ness as shall be delegated to it by the National Board of Managers. 

Sec. 7. The first Regent for each Chapter shall be ap- 
pointed by the Vice President General in Charge of Organi- 
zation, who shall also designate which Regent shall be member 
of the National Board of Managers for the first year. 

ARTICLE IV. 

INITIATION FEE AND DUES. 

Section i. The initiation fee shall be one ($1) dollar, 
which mu.st be forwarded to the National Society with the ap- 
plication for membership ; the annual dues two ($2) dollars ; 
the payment at one time of twenty-five ($25) dollars shall con- 
stitute a life membership, with exemption fr6m payment of 
dues thereafter, payable one-half to the Chapter and one-half to 
the National Society. 

Sec. 2. The annual dues shall be payable on or before the 
22nd of February in each year, one-half of which ($1) shall 
be forwarded to the National Society, and one-half retained for 
use by the Chapter. 

ARTICLE V. 

MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS. 

Section i. The annual congress for the election of officers 
and transaction of business shall be held in Washington City, 



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on the 22nd day of February, or if that be Sunday, on the fol- 
lowing Wednesday, in each year. The annual meeting of the 
Chapters for the election of officers shall be on October nth, 
or if that be on Sunday, on the following Wednesday. 

Sec. 2. Special meetings shall be called by the Board of 
Managers, or by the President General when directed so to do 
by the Board of Managers, or when requested in writing so to 
do by twenty-five or more members representing Chapters in 
at least three States, on giving thirty days' notice, specifying 
the time and place of meeting and the business to be transacted. 

Sec. 3. The following shall be members of all general or 
special meetings : 

(i) All the officers and ex-Presidents General and ex- Vice 
Presidents General of the National Society. 

(2) The Regents of the Chapters. 

(3) One delegate for every fifty members of the Chapters 

ARTICLE VI. 

BY-LAWS. 

The National Board of Managers shall have authority to 
adopt and promulgate the By-Laws of the National Society, to 
prescribe the duties of its officers, to provide its seal, and to 
designate its insignia. 

ARTICLE VII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments to this Constitution may be offered at any 
meeting of the Society, but shall not be acted on until the next 
meeting. A copy of every proposed amendment shall be sent 
to the Regent and Secretary of each Chapter, at least thirty 
days prior to the meeting at which it is proposed to be acted 
upon. 



BY-LAWS 



OF THE 



National Society of the Daughters 

OF THE 

American Revolution. 



ARTICLE I- 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 

Nominations of officers shall be made from the floor, and the 
election shall be made by ballot. A majority shall elect. The 
nominations may be acted upon directly, or may be referred to 
a committee to examine and report. 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS. 

The duties of the general officers shall be such as usually 
appertain to their offices, and they shall have such other duties 
as are hereinafter imposed. They shall report at the annual 
meeting, and at such other times as may, by the National 
Board of Managers, be directed. 

ARTICLE III. 

PRESIDENT GENERAL. 

Section i. The President General, in addition to her gen- 
eral duties, shall be ex-officio Chairman of the National Board 



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of Managers and of the Executive Committee, and a member 
of every other committee. 

Sec. 2 At each annual meeting she shall appoint the fol- 
lowing Standing Committees : 

Committee on Auditing, 
Committee on Finance. 
The duties of the above committees shall be such as usually 
pertain to committees of like character, and such as ma)' be 
defined by the Board of Managers. 

ARTICI.E IV. 

VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL. 

Section i . In the absence of the President General one of 
the Vice Presidents General shall be elected to preside at the 
Annual Meeting. 

Sec. 2. In the prolonged absence or inability to act of the 
President General, the executive authority shall be vested in 
the Vice President General first in order of precedence. 

ARTICLE V. 

secretaries general. 

The Secretaries General, in addition to their general duties, 
shall have charge of the seal, give due notice of all meetings 
of the National Society or National Board of Managers, of 
which they shall be ex-qfficio members. The}' shall give due 
notice to all general officers and Chapters of all votes, orders 
and proceedings affecting or appertaining to their duties. 
They shall distribute all pamphlets, circulars, rosettes and 
supplies as directed by the National Board of Managers. 

ARTICLE VI. 

TREAvSURER GENERAL. 

Section i. The Treasurer General shall collect and re- 
ceive the funds and securities of the National Society. She 



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shall deposit the same to the credit of the Daughters op the 
American Revolution, and shall di. .em thence for the 
use of the National Society as directed by it or by the National 
Board of Managers upon the order of the President General, 
countersigned by the Secretary General. Her accounts shall be 
audited by a committee to be appointed at the Annual Meeting. 
Sec. 2. She shall, if so required by the General Board of 
Managers or the Executive Committee, give bonds for the safe 
custody and application of the funds. 

ARTlCIvE VII. 

REGISTRARS GENERAL. 

The Registrars General shall keep a register of the names 
and dates of the election, resignation or death of all 
members of the several Chapters, and shall have the care 
and custody of all applications for membership, duplicates of 
which, properly approved by the National Officers, shall 
be retained by the Registrars of the Chapters. They shall 
issue, upon the requisition of the Secretaries or Registrars of 
the Chapters, certificates of membership and insignia to every 
member entitled thereto, through such Secretaries or Regist- 
rars. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

HISTORIAN GENERAL. 

The Historian General shall have the custody of all the his- 
torical and biographical collections of which the National 
Society may become possessed, and shall catalogue and arrange 
the same, and shall place the same in a fire-proof repository for 
preservation. She shall prepare for official publication by the 
Society, historical and biographical sketches of the Revolu- 
tionary ancestors of members, and of distinguished women of 
the Revolution. 

ARTICLE IX. 

CHAPLAIN GENERAL. 

The Chaplain General shall conduct such services as oc- 
casions may require. 



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ARTICIvE X. 

CHAPTERS. 

Ever}' Chapter shall 

(i) Notify the Secretary General of the election and ap- 
pointment of all officers and delegates. 

(2) Pay to the Treasurer General on or before the 22nd 
day of February the sum of one dollar for each active member 
thereof. 

(3) Transmit to the Registrar General all approved applica- 
tions for membership, and notify her of the resignation or death 
of any members thereof. 

ARTICLE XI. 

GENERAL BOARD OF MANAGERS. 

Section i. The National Board of Managers shall prepare 
and carry out plans for promoting the objects and growth of 
the Society ; shall generally superintend its interests and shall 
execute such other duties as shall be committed to it at any 
meeting of the National Society. It shall have charge of the 
printing of the Diploma and the manufacture of the Insignia, 
and shall determine the price at which the same shall be issued, 
and shall also have charge of printing all membership rolls. 

Sec. 2. It shall have power to fill any vacancy occuring 
among the general officers, and an officer so elected shall act 
until the following annual election and until her successor shall 
be elected. 

Sec. 3. The President General may call meetings of the 
National Board of Managers at anj- time she may deem neces- 
sary, and shall call such meeting upon the written request of 
any five members thereof, provided that not less than five days' 
notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be given. 

ARTICLE XII. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

The President General may call a meeting of the Executive 
Committee at any time, and shall call such meeting on the 
written request of three members thereof. 



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ARTICLE XIII. 

SEAIv. 

The seal of the Society shall be two and three-eighths of an 
inch in diameter, charged with the figure of a dame of the 
Revolutionary time sitting at her spinning wheel, the legend, 
"Daughters of the American Revolution," and the motto, 
" Home and Country." 




ARTICLE XIV. 

CERTIFICATES. 

All members of the Society, wherever admitted, shall be en- 
titled to a certificate of membership duly attested by the Presi- 
dent General, Secretary General and Registrar General, coun- 
tersigned by the Regent, Secretary and Registrar of the Chap- 
ter to which such member shall belong:. 



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ARTICLE XV. 

INSIGNIA. 



ARTICLE XVI. 

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE. 

The Adams Magazine shall be the official exponent of the 
Society. 

ARTICLE XVII. 

INDEBTEDNESS. 

No debts shall be contracted on behalf of the National 
Society. Every obligation for the payment of money, except 
checks drawn against deposits, executed in the name or on be- 
half of the National Society, shall be null and void. 

ARTICLE XVIII. 

GUESTS. 

The wives of Sons of the American Revolution who are not 
eligible to membership may be included in all social events of 
the Society in which their husbands are invited to participate, 
and husbands of members of this Society who are not eligible 
to membership in the Societj^ of the Sons of the American 
Revolution, may be invited to participate in such events. 

ARTICLE XIX. 

AMENDMENTS. 

These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a vote of 
three-fourths of the members present at any meeting of the 
National Board of Managers, notice thereof having been given 
at a previous meeting, the same to be subject to ratification or 
rejection by a majority of votes at the next general meeting of 
the Society. 



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